The treasures of ruin (Japanese: 災いの宝 Treasures of Calamity), also known as Ruinous Legends, are a quartet of Legendary Pokémon consisting of Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu. They reside in the Paldea region.
The four treasures of ruin share a primary type, Dark, as well as the signature move Ruination. Their signature Abilities are all variations of each other, sharing the effect of lowering a certain stat by 25% for all Pokémon on the field except themselves when they are in battle.
History
The four treasures of ruin were once special treasures found in the east. These four treasures were a set of wooden tablets, a sword, a vessel, and a set of beads that had been corrupted by negative human emotions to become Pokémon. Long ago, in the ancient times of Paldea, a king who once ruled the land gained possession of them from merchants in his greed for riches. Said king's malice caused the four treasures to awaken, causing them to go berserk and cause disasters that would destroy the kingdom. The four were then sealed away in shrines across Paldea by ancient Pokémon wielders after fierce battles.
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The four treasures of ruin are scattered across Paldea in special shrines. Wo-Chien can be found in South Province (Area One), Chien-Pao can be found in West Province (Area One), Ting-Lu can be found in the Socarrat Trail, and Chi-Yu can be found in North Province (Area Two). Their shrines are usually locked, but can be unlocked after pulling out eight different stakes scattered across their respective areas. Upon pulling out all stakes, their shrines will unlock and the respective Pokémon can be called out to battle by interacting with their shrines.
Trivia
- The treasures of ruin share similarities to the guardian deities:
- They are a quartet of Legendary Pokémon situated in a region.
- Both quartets share a base stat total of 570.
- Each quartet has a shared type: the treasures of ruin share the Dark type, while the guardian deities share the Fairy type.
- The respective quartets' signature moves, Ruination and Nature's Madness, are differently typed variations of each other, both being moves that deal damage equivalent to half the target's remaining HP.
- Both quartets also share variations of given Abilities: the treasures of ruin all have variations of Abilities that lower a stat of all other Pokémon on the field when they are present, while the guardian deities all share Abilities that summon a different type of terrain upon entering battle.
- Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu all have their names romanized in the Wade–Giles format in English, Spanish, and Italian. In French and German, their names are instead romanized in the Hanyu Pinyin format, with their respective names being Chongjian, Baojian, Dinglu, and Yuyu respectively in those languages.
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